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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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